SAM Coverage
Regulation
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Snowmaking as Manufacturing
If your state does not offer tax benefits for snowmaking, perhaps your lawmakers (and tax authorities) need a little education. Sales tax is a…
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Grooming Vehicles 2012
The biggest news in grooming is what lies ahead-Tier 4i compliance. Plus, a new player in grooming vehicles is set to hit the market.…
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Speak-Out :: Lower Debit Card Swipe Fees Fizzle
David Eldredge of Wachusett Mountain on debit card swipe fees regulation. Relief was just three weeks away when the Federal Reserve caved to special…
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Speak-Out :: Will ASTM Enter the Terrain Park?
A SAM editorial. The ASTM F27 Committee on Snow Skiing is poised to start considering standards for the design and construction of terrain park…
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Keeping Your Money
Changes in credit and debit card processing fees make it possible to reduce costs–but only if you know how. Many people who carry a…
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Blue Pages :: November 2009
SCORE: VAIL, $9 MILLION, INVESTORS, 0… WANT MORE KIDS? GET OUT!… HELMETS FOR ALL ON-SNOW EMPLOYEES?… BOLTON VALLEY TAPS THE WIND… HEALTH CARE REFORM…
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Speak Out :: Correction
Correction to “The H-2B Dilemma” (March 2009). In “The H-2B Dilemma” (March 2009), we misquoted Phil Simon of CIEE, a company that helps place…
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The H-2B Dilemma
Getting foreign workers is not going to be easy. For decades now, regular vacationers at Steamboat Springs Ski Resort have loved coming back for…
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Playing it Safe
OSHA may be coming to a ski area near you: yours. As the NSAA Capital Watch has pointed out, ski areas have made it…
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The Obama Factor
What should we expect from our new president? Here are a few likely scenarios. For some in the business of skiing, the ushering in…
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Mountain Spy :: January 2008
For this edition of Mountain Spy, our 007 Liz Eren posed as a college journalist writing an article. She started her query with that…
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Setting the Standard
When it comes to standards, there are many gray areas. Not long ago, a client asked whether an AED (automatic external defibrillator) was so…
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Rethink Sled Culture
Incidents betweens skiers and snowmobiles are rare but serious. Do your practices reflect the latest thinking on sled use and safety? No doubt about…
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Tubing Needs Legal Attention
Tubing is pushing the liability security envelope developed over the past 40 years by the ski industry. Though uphill safety requirements are similar, the…
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Caution! Forest Plan Revisions Ahead
A timely reminder that the mandated revisions of land-use plans by the Forest Service require close involvement by ski area permittees.
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Environmental Regulation– Its Future
In an era of regulatory reform, the ski industry should take an active role in improving environmental regulation, both individually and through national, regional…
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Wetlands
Two lawyers give a detailed tour through the entanglements of wetlands regulations and pitfalls. Topics covered include: political background, definition of wetlands, identification of…